GWRE vs HCI vs SE Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Hci and Sea Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$195.00 +11.2% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
9 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$75.19 -24.0% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.37B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hci leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Hci 9, Sea 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWREHCISELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $2.44B $45.37B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.5x 8.2x 27.0x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x 8.8x 19.8x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +22.8% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 31.3% 6.3% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% — HCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.9x — HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.0% -3.3% -52.9% HCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr +7.8%/yr -26.2%/yr HCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 29.3% 52.2% HCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 87/100 71/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

GWREHCISE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGWREHCISE
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 77 #28 of 119 78 #37 of 166
Growth 88 #12 of 94 98 #3 of 113 68 #49 of 152
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 99 #2 of 107 70 #47 of 152
Financial Health 73 #29 of 105 97 #4 of 107 70 #55 of 179
Shareholder Returns 59 #25 of 59 65 #37 of 105 –
Overall 67 87 71
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGWREHCISESPY
1 month +15.1%+11.2%-24.0% +0.9%
3 months -0.2%+6.4%-30.7% +5.9%
6 months +20.0%+25.7%-9.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.9%+1.7%-41.1% +13.3%
1 year -34.0%-3.3%-52.9% +12.4%
3 years +94.2%+243.7%+88.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.8%+51.0%+23.5% +23.5%
5 years +32.8%+45.5%-78.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.8%+7.8%-26.2% +11.0%
10 years +188.1%+637.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.2%+22.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGWREHCISESPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%29.3%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%28.8%55.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.041.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.11-1.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-79.2%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-5.7%-52.9% -0.9%
52-week high $253.03$206.71$159.71 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$148.98$74.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGWREHCISE
P/E now vs peer median 101.0xmedian 19.6x 8.0xmedian 10.9x 26.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 17.5x 3.2xmedian 7.5x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 15.9x 6.3xmedian 8.5x 8.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 1.01 0.05median 0.59 0.36median 0.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGWREHCISE
Revenue $1.48B $952.13M $26.55B
Gross profit $947.37M $697.37M $12.29B
Operating income $149.87M $464.99M $2.28B
Net income $139.28M $343.83M $3.91B
Free cash flow $377.66M $388.86M $5.22B
R&D $340.10M – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $23.55 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $872.34M $3.53B
Total debt $678.09M $36.00M $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 12.66M 638.23M
Enterprise value $10.01B -$1.90B $5.26B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGWREHCISE
P/E 101.0x 8.0x 26.6x
P/FCF 36.3x 6.3x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 35.1x 5.9x 8.8x
P/S 9.3x 2.6x 1.7x
P/B 11.5x 2.1x –
P/Tangible book 11.6x 2.1x –
EV/EBITDA 64.0x 3.2x –
EV/EBIT 90.9x 3.3x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 36.1x 4.0x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 3.7x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 0.05 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREHCISE
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 22.8% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 23.7% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 60.2% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 60.5% -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 103.4% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 322.4% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 117.6% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 185.4% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 109.9% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 162.9% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% -15.3% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 204.4% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% -16.7% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 169.8% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREHCISE
Gross margin 64.2% 73.2% 46.3%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 49.8% –
Operating margin 10.2% 48.8% 8.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 48.4% 11.6%
Net margin 9.4% 31.3% 6.3%
FCF margin 25.6% 40.8% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 43.2% 19.6%
Return on equity 11.1% 29.3% –
Return on assets 5.4% 13.1% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREHCISE
Debt / assets 26.3% 1.4% 1.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 55.7% 59.2%
Equity / assets 46.3% 44.3% –
Interest coverage 11.2x 115.2x 123.4x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.39 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREHCISE
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGWREHCISE
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2027 8.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $22.21FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 -2.2%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% -15.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $1.02BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +13.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +7.0% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREHCISE
Held by institutions 99.3% 75.5% 63.6%
Institutions holding 546 287 773
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +7.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 248 163 436
Institutions selling 226 83 223
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.96 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GWREHCISE
GWRE 1.00 0.20 0.18
HCI 0.20 1.00 0.03
SE 0.18 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, HCI and SE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.44B, Hci (HCI) $2.44B, Sea (SE) $45.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, HCI and SE?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 96.5x, Hci (HCI) 8.2x, Sea (SE) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 40.7x, Hci (HCI) 8.8x, Sea (SE) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Hci (HCI) +22.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Hci (HCI) 31.3%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Hci (HCI) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Hci (HCI) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hci (HCI) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -34.0%, Hci (HCI) -3.3%, Sea (SE) -52.9%. Over five years, Hci (HCI) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.8%/yr, Hci (HCI) +7.8%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Guidewire Software (GWRE) 0.00%, Hci (HCI) 0.01%, Sea (SE) 0.00%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Sea (SE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hci (HCI) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, Hci (HCI) 29.3%, Sea (SE) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, HCI and SE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hci (HCI) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.